WO2008005120A3 - Set-top box network diagnostics - Google Patents

Set-top box network diagnostics Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2008005120A3
WO2008005120A3 PCT/US2007/012370 US2007012370W WO2008005120A3 WO 2008005120 A3 WO2008005120 A3 WO 2008005120A3 US 2007012370 W US2007012370 W US 2007012370W WO 2008005120 A3 WO2008005120 A3 WO 2008005120A3
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
network
stb
send
top box
display
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US2007/012370
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
WO2008005120A2 (en
Inventor
Jerald Robert Howcroft
Keith Crowe
Kathy Goode Piatt
Original Assignee
Sbc Knowledge Ventures Lp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Sbc Knowledge Ventures Lp filed Critical Sbc Knowledge Ventures Lp
Publication of WO2008005120A2 publication Critical patent/WO2008005120A2/en
Publication of WO2008005120A3 publication Critical patent/WO2008005120A3/en

Links

Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2801—Broadband local area networks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H04L12/2823—Reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network
    • H04L12/2827—Reporting to a device within the home network; wherein the reception of the information reported automatically triggers the execution of a home appliance functionality
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L43/00—Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
    • H04L43/50—Testing arrangements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N17/00—Diagnosis, testing or measuring for television systems or their details
    • H04N17/004—Diagnosis, testing or measuring for television systems or their details for digital television systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/442—Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk
    • H04N21/44227—Monitoring of local network, e.g. connection or bandwidth variations; Detecting new devices in the local network
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/442—Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk
    • H04N21/44231—Monitoring of peripheral device or external card, e.g. to detect processing problems in a handheld device or the failure of an external recording device
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N7/17309—Transmission or handling of upstream communications
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H04L12/2823—Reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N2007/1739—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal the upstream communication being transmitted via a separate link, e.g. telephone line

Abstract

A set-top box (STB) is disclosed. The STB includes a network interface to send signals to and receive signals from a network. The STB also includes a tuner to send a display signal to a display device based on a signal received by the STB. The STB also includes a user interface display module to send a user interface display to the display device and to receive user input. The STB also includes a diagnostic module to generate a network diagnostic command and to send the network diagnostic command to a first network device. The network diagnostic command is configured to solicit a response from the first network device. The diagnostic module is configured to determine a status of a network connection from the STB to a remote network device based on the network diagnostic command and the response received from the first network device.
PCT/US2007/012370 2006-07-05 2007-05-23 Set-top box network diagnostics WO2008005120A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/481,418 2006-07-05
US11/481,418 US20080022336A1 (en) 2006-07-05 2006-07-05 Set-top box network diagnostics

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2008005120A2 WO2008005120A2 (en) 2008-01-10
WO2008005120A3 true WO2008005120A3 (en) 2008-03-06

Family

ID=38754707

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2007/012370 WO2008005120A2 (en) 2006-07-05 2007-05-23 Set-top box network diagnostics

Country Status (2)

Country Link
US (1) US20080022336A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2008005120A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (32)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP4386732B2 (en) 2002-01-08 2009-12-16 セブン ネットワークス， インコーポレイテッド Mobile network connection architecture
US8731542B2 (en) 2005-08-11 2014-05-20 Seven Networks International Oy Dynamic adjustment of keep-alive message intervals in a mobile network
US8351577B2 (en) 2007-07-03 2013-01-08 At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. Methods, systems and computer products for video calling and live help via IPTV
US8159962B2 (en) * 2007-07-27 2012-04-17 General Instrument Corporation Method and apparatus for optimizing home network interface selection in home networking applications
US8327408B2 (en) 2007-08-29 2012-12-04 At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp System and method for troubleshooting a set top box
US20090064259A1 (en) * 2007-08-29 2009-03-05 At&T Knowledge Ventures, Lp System and Method for Providing Feedback from a Set-Top Box
US7908632B2 (en) * 2008-01-08 2011-03-15 At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. Method and system of diagnosing a video condition experienced at a customer premises
US20090193338A1 (en) 2008-01-28 2009-07-30 Trevor Fiatal Reducing network and battery consumption during content delivery and playback
EP2109237B1 (en) * 2008-04-07 2017-08-30 Weinblatt, Lee S. Monitoring TV viewing with programs from cable/satellite providers
US8045476B2 (en) * 2008-08-26 2011-10-25 At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. Apparatus and method for managing a network
US8239903B1 (en) * 2008-09-15 2012-08-07 Avaya Inc. Open cable application platform (OCAP), set-top box (STB), next generation service application
US20100146529A1 (en) * 2008-12-05 2010-06-10 At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. Incident reporting in a multimedia content distribution network
US8677443B2 (en) 2009-11-13 2014-03-18 At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. Set top box with capability to support user identification
EP2330775A1 (en) * 2009-12-03 2011-06-08 Alcatel Lucent Device and method for diagnosing a home network device
US8705371B2 (en) * 2010-03-19 2014-04-22 At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. Locally diagnosing and troubleshooting service issues
US8938749B2 (en) * 2010-08-31 2015-01-20 At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. System and method to troubleshoot a set top box device
US8782730B2 (en) 2010-12-09 2014-07-15 At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. User assistance via customer premises equipment media files
CN102209363B (en) * 2011-05-18 2015-05-20 中兴通讯股份有限公司 Method for realizing allocation to base station route from Operation Maintenance Center and system thereof
US20130003111A1 (en) * 2011-06-30 2013-01-03 Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc. Method and system for network diagnostics which shows possible causes on a display of an image forming apparatus
US9164660B2 (en) * 2012-01-06 2015-10-20 Lg Electronics Inc. Method of controlling mobile terminal
US20140130111A1 (en) * 2012-11-06 2014-05-08 Tollgrade Communications, Inc. Agent-based communication service quality monitoring and diagnostics
US8874761B2 (en) 2013-01-25 2014-10-28 Seven Networks, Inc. Signaling optimization in a wireless network for traffic utilizing proprietary and non-proprietary protocols
WO2014179508A1 (en) 2013-04-30 2014-11-06 Seven Networks, Inc. Detection and reporting of keepalive messages for optimization of keepalive traffic in a mobile network
WO2014194333A1 (en) 2013-05-31 2014-12-04 Seven Networks, Inc. Optimizing traffic by controlling keep-alives
US9407956B2 (en) 2013-06-14 2016-08-02 Telus Communications Company IPTV diagnostics system
CN103428534A (en) * 2013-08-01 2013-12-04 深圳市同洲电子股份有限公司 Network failure detection method and system for digital television
CN104579733B (en) * 2013-10-25 2018-05-11 华为终端有限公司 Method, equipment and the system of fault diagnosis
US10063439B2 (en) 2014-09-09 2018-08-28 Belkin International Inc. Coordinated and device-distributed detection of abnormal network device operation
US10257159B2 (en) 2014-12-04 2019-04-09 Belkin International, Inc. Methods, systems, and apparatuses for providing a single network address translation connection for multiple devices
US9729422B2 (en) * 2015-03-13 2017-08-08 Cisco Technology, Inc. Trace feature across the network (depth and breadth)-wise
US10298996B2 (en) * 2016-08-18 2019-05-21 At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. Satellite TV user community smart device monitoring and management
EP3561676B1 (en) * 2018-04-27 2021-10-13 Top Victory Investments Ltd. Display device detection system

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20020035404A1 (en) * 2000-09-14 2002-03-21 Michael Ficco Device control via digitally stored program content
US20020122050A1 (en) * 2000-12-30 2002-09-05 Sandberg Jabe A. Method and apparatus for communicating cable modem problem demarcation through a graphical user interface
US20020136165A1 (en) * 2001-03-23 2002-09-26 Roger Ady Cable modem with autonomous diagnostic function
CA2393122A1 (en) * 2002-07-12 2004-01-12 Bell Canada Method and system for set-top box service and support
US20040054771A1 (en) * 2002-08-12 2004-03-18 Roe Glen E. Method and apparatus for the remote retrieval and viewing of diagnostic information from a set-top box

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR100206764B1 (en) * 1995-12-05 1999-07-01 구자홍 Pre-testing apparatus and method of display apparatus
US6952421B1 (en) * 1999-10-07 2005-10-04 Cisco Technology, Inc. Switched Ethernet path detection
US20040019691A1 (en) * 2002-07-26 2004-01-29 Michael Daymond Method and system for set-top box service and support
US7408883B2 (en) * 2004-09-01 2008-08-05 Nettest, Inc. Apparatus and method for performing a loopback test in a communication system
US7984192B2 (en) * 2004-09-27 2011-07-19 Citrix Systems, Inc. System and method for assigning unique identifiers to each remote display protocol session established via an intermediary device

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20020035404A1 (en) * 2000-09-14 2002-03-21 Michael Ficco Device control via digitally stored program content
US20020122050A1 (en) * 2000-12-30 2002-09-05 Sandberg Jabe A. Method and apparatus for communicating cable modem problem demarcation through a graphical user interface
US20020136165A1 (en) * 2001-03-23 2002-09-26 Roger Ady Cable modem with autonomous diagnostic function
CA2393122A1 (en) * 2002-07-12 2004-01-12 Bell Canada Method and system for set-top box service and support
US20040054771A1 (en) * 2002-08-12 2004-03-18 Roe Glen E. Method and apparatus for the remote retrieval and viewing of diagnostic information from a set-top box

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US20080022336A1 (en) 2008-01-24
WO2008005120A2 (en) 2008-01-10

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
WO2008005120A3 (en) Set-top box network diagnostics
KR100630103B1 (en) One remote control system
CN102065262B (en) Electronic device and control information reception method
US20100013998A1 (en) Intelligent task based user interface for television
WO2009057950A3 (en) Digital broadcast widget system
TW200746795A (en) A protocol for control of network or bus attached cable TV set-top box front-end functionality
WO2010148067A3 (en) Automation control of electronic devices
CN102576487A (en) Method for controlling external device and remote controller thereof
EP1928097A3 (en) Television device with telephone function, and television system including such television device
WO2008136603A3 (en) Multimedia system by using external connection apparatus and external connection apparatus therefor
WO2011059257A3 (en) Display apparatus and method for remotely outputting audio
US20100028019A1 (en) Display system, control module and display apparatus
EP2095637B1 (en) System for displaying image and method for controlling the same
EP1787206B8 (en) Signal transmission system
US20140327600A1 (en) Display device and calibration method thereof
CN202617271U (en) Wireless HDMI/VGA transmitter
CN202551253U (en) Multifunctional television remote controller
CN202677355U (en) Remote control type electronic whiteboard
CN201114359Y (en) A LCD with built-in digital TV STB circuit
CN201608797U (en) Television set
CN202979201U (en) Voice-operated remote control of television
TWM496826U (en) Wireless control system
CN101790086A (en) Satellite finding device for digital television satellite and satellite finding method thereof
CN201528378U (en) Set top box panel testing tool
CN204517989U (en) A kind ofly realize the TV card that infrared signal turns touch screen signal

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 07795272

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A2

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: RU

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase

Ref document number: 07795272

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A2